Keyword: Letters to the Editor
360 results total, viewing 151 - 160
|
I don’t know if Richard Creeron deliberately misleads the public or he is just misinformed. In his letter to the Herald (“Union control is too strong,” Sept. 6-12), he wrongly states that the Taylor law and the Triborough law “enabled the government employees and the unions to get what they wanted through binding arbitration.”
more
9/20/12
|
|
Thank you to the Valley Stream Herald for covering our committee’s work toward putting together a day of community right here on Rockaway Avenue (“The minds behind the Community Fest,” Sept. 6-12). The people involved in putting the Fest together, and those participating in the event, are truly committed to making Saturday, Sept. 29 a great day for Valley Stream.
more
9/20/12
|
|
The recent announcement that federal legislation has been enacted that will continue the $400 preferred-rate premium for mandatory flood insurance in Gibson while FEMA formulates new flood zone maps shouldn’t lull Gibson residents into a false sense of complacency.
more
9/13/12
|
|
Struggling with school budget
To the Editor:
This past year, the East Rockaway School District had to work within its new budget constraints and cut many things from the program such as …
more
9/13/12
|
|
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter on behalf of the Buckley family. Recently, Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley was cowardly gunned down, unarmed, while on duty in southern Afghanistan. We all …
more
9/12/12
|
|
The Taylor and Triborough laws were enacted to protect the public from strikes of government workers. These laws have become the Achilles heel, the albatross of the public. They enabled the government employees and the unions to get what they wanted through binding arbitration. Elected officials say the till is empty and deals goes to arbitration. The union always wins.
more
9/10/12
|
|
Residents in communities surrounding JFK Airport know all too well the problem of jet noise. Over the decades, they have witnessed an increasing number of flights in and out of JFK. To accommodate the increase, the curfew from midnight to 6 a.m. was eliminated in the 1990s. Plane noise now occurs virtually at all hours.
more
9/10/12
|
|
About the local Congressional elections for the 4th District, there are two candidates for the job. One has had the job for years. I’ve yet to ever hear from or about what she has done or wants to do. I wrote her about the new health plan and its effect on the Catholic Church. After a long wait, the response was a form letter, not an answer.
more
7/26/12
|
|
My husband, Joseph, is a survivor of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City (World Trade Center, North Tower). We would like to commend Mayor Ed Fare and his administration for beginning the work to incorporate the steel beam from the World Trade Center into a permanent 9/11 memorial in Hendrickson Park.
more
7/26/12
|
|
|
This is an excerpt fro a letter submitted to Mayor Bill Hendrick and the Lynbrook Board of Trustees on July 16.Don’t change the fabric of our neighborhood Owners of the Rockville Centre Inn and …
more
7/25/12
|
Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.